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Netflix for iPhone, iPad goes live in the UK

Netflix is now available in the UK, and that means it's now available for iPhone and iPad in the UK App Store (and Android too). One month of service will run you £5.99 which isn't too far off the US or Canadian prices.

Content is... content. It sounds like it's okay at launch but stuff will come, stuff will go, so if you see something you like, start watching it now.

It's a universal binary, so if you're in the UK and you try it out, let us know how it works for you.

Apple giving backdoor cellular access to Indian military?

According to a group of hackers in India, Apple, RIM and Nokia could be providing backdoor access to the Indian government, allowing them to monitor user data. The Indian government might be insisting on this access in exchange for allowing Apple and other smartphone vendors to offer their products and services in India, they have allegedly given them access to cellular communications. The agreement appears to be called RINOA (Rim, Nokia, Apple).

The Woogie by Griffin is a soft, plush, huggable, toy that doubles as an iPhone or iPod touch case. It's meant for children, to give them something to hold up their iPod touch for easy game playing or video watching, or to protect your iPhone if you're letting them use it.

App Giveaway: Safety Photo+Video for iPhone and iPad

Safety Photo+Video is an iPhone and iPad app that lets you protect your photos and videos from prying eyes. It's equipped with a dot pattern lock system for extra security, and in addition to being able to lock the entire app, you can lock individual albums.

iMore Asks: What do you want to see at CES 2012?

CES 2012 is almost upon us and while Apple wouldn't be caught dead at the show, there will certainly be plenty of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad accessories crowding the halls, perhaps some new apps for the new year, and who knows -- maybe yet another dummy iPad leak?

We'll have Rene, Leanna, Ally, Jared, and the whole Mobile Nations crew live at the event to bring you the very latest and greatest CES 2012 has to offer.

Blue launching a range of high quality digital iPhone and iPad microphones

Well respected microphone manufacturer Blue is launching a new range of microphones aimed squarely at users of the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Two new models will be on display at CES 2012 which starts next week.

Iterate 13: Global Moxie

Giveaway: Jawbone JAMBOX

The bad news: Unlike Twitter and Google+, which made switching to our new, awesome iMore name as easy as an edit, Facebook still hasn't figured out how to handle changing Page names, which means... we have to start again from zero.

The good news: As a thank you to all of your awesome iMore Nation members who make the transition with us, we're going to give away a beautiful new Jawbone JAMBOX. That's the it-sounds-so-good-I-can't-believe-it's-Bluetooth speaker for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad... or pretty much any device you can pair from!

Giveaway: iMore Picks of the Week for January 7, 2012

Every week a few of us from team iMore will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game.

To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break!

Samsung ChatON brings multi-platform chat to the App Store

ChatON is an instant messaging app that supports multi-platform chat across iOS, Android and Samsung Bada platform. Soon the app will also be available for BlackBerry and Windows Phone as well, so it will cover most platforms. What makes it really interesting is... the app was made by Apple's Samsung.

Apple Store-within-a-store coming to a Target near you

AppleInsider reports that Apple will be bringing mini "store-within-a-store" setups to 25 different Target locations around the country.

The initial opening would be a small start, given that Target, the second-largest discount retail chain in the US, operates 1752 stores in the US. Apple has opened 359 of its own retail stores globally, 245 of which are in the US.

Apple is likely just testing the waters with Target, which should ultimately help expand their reach in the retail space. Apple already does this at the largest electronics retail outlet, Best Buy, with around 600 mini "Apple Shops" that have been met with great success.

Reminder: You really don't need to manually manage apps for iPhone or iPad

About a year ago I wrote a post explaining why you don't have to kill multitasking apps in iOS. iOS 4 had been introduced, bringing multitasking to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, and because Apple added the ability to jiggle and close them in the fast app switcher, some users decided to do just that. All. The. Time.

Forums: Remove Jailbreak, Enabling restrictions on iPad 2

As we noted earlier, next week is all about CES 2012 and we'll be there gathering the best content we can find for you all. It's sure to be a great time so make sure you follow along here on the blogs and especially in the forums. The forums are a great spot to discuss all things Apple in a better way then what the comments section can offer and we've got a spot just for you, you can register now to get started today and check out some of the threads below, today: